Who Here is Successfully Self Employed?
 

More curious than anything... I am 37 years old and have not worked for "the man" since last year. I do all of my sites full time, 50 plus hours per week. And make my money exclusively through my concepts. All of which, is under an s-corp.

What percentage of people here do the same?

If I had to guess, I would say 1/4 of us are successfully self employed without need for outside help, ie. second job, fulltime job, etc.

Thankfully I am.

quit my job of 12 years in 2002 and haven't punched a clock or worked outside of porn since then :thumbsup

since 1998 :)

and humbly thankful to be so

**raises hand**

Been in the industry since 1997 (celebrity, affiliate, pay sites). Started immediately after college while still working in telco. I have been doing this full time since starting the production company in around 2003 I would guess.

:pimp

Since 99 early 2000 give or take

Been self employed since January of 2002.

Self employed since 2001 but define successfully ? Sometimes I wish I just collected a paycheck -- lots less stress....

Been self-employed all my life. I'm 48 years old and always owned my own businesses. Never had a job working for someone else. Never will. :)

Wow, cool, some of you have been doing your own thing far longer than me. You can probably relate to my mindset then. The more money I make, the more I want to work, I get paranoid that I am missing out on money if I am doing other things. Everyday is quite exciting for me right now... Yeah, I left my "real job" in August and haven't looked back. I know that my income will "peak" at some point, but fuck, what a fun ride this is, so far!!

Robbie, what did you do before Adult?... If I may ask.

Do you get your passion as a defender of the first amendment, the industry or both?

12 years self employee
And managed to build a life around it
**** Knock on wood...

Was GetNaughty your first project? What gave you the idea for it?

Barefootsies, what was your first project ever?

I played music professionally from 1978 forward. Also had my own male strip show in the mid 90's and did pro wrestling on the indy circuit up until 2002. The male stripping and pro wrestling were just for fun and extra cash. I started adult in the mid 90's and then just played in my band on the weekend and stopped traveling with it. I thought I was big time making $500 + a week in cash as a musician...until I jumped in online adult and learned what real money and having credit is. heh-heh

Are you the owner of silentbucks? Was that your first concept?

wow. what was the first thing you ever did in adult?

ive never had a job before.

Yes, I did Fetish Parties before Adult. I had booked pornstars to headline my shows, seemed like the natural thing for me to do, after I got shut down. What do you play? Pro wrestling, that must have been a pretty cool experience. Do you still keep in touch with that crowd?

I'll give you the short story.

After college I started a celebrity feet site for myself. I did not go to college for html, and this other stuff, so it was just a hobby. I have self taught myself everything over the years through trial and error.

Getting back to the site.... It was fairly popular, and when the web changed in late 90's, I had to move to a dedicated host. The site became popular, and I was paying hosting bill of $800-1000.00 a month for others enjoyment. So I changed it to a membership site, people paid, and I was off.

While working in telco, was making a nice sum of money off that and some other adult pay sites I ran (all closed, or sold off now). For those I licensed content and feeds from others. I would constantly be frustrated by the 'ownership' or lack there of when it came to the adult pay sites. So I planned on starting my own where I would 'own' everything.

I started with a clip store, and the rest is history.

2003 I quit my day job to go full time. Haven't even considered ever going back to it. Plus with my warped outlook, I'm unemployable now anyway :1orglaugh

yup launched http://www.silentbucks.com in 2004 but I was doing tgp style affiliate sites since 2001.

I'm a guitar player. This is my old band website: http://tptrash.com/

And yes, I very much keep in touch with the pro wrestling world. Here is my pro wrestling forum: http://tptrash.com/regal/

I have worked for myself since I was 21 ... 33 years ago.


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Thats awesome. Seeing the Biz through an affiliates eyes before launching your own program has most likely given you much more insight into the various aspects of the industry.

L-Pink what do you do

very cool, you are indeed a busy man. It a good feeling to leave your mark on life, so to speak. Is that Claudia singing magic man? Good guitar work, man.

getting fired from my shitty job in 2006 was the best thing that happened to me :)

that mcdonalds lost the best bun steamer in the world that day.

Yes, I think the key is reinvest, reinvest, reinvest. And be smart with your money.

I have a sole proprietorship and I also do some employment, as well.

I had a locked in GIC at about 4.75% for a year, also.

At 21 I started an auto service/tire store company that I later sold to Sears.

I was 40% owner of a search engine/pay per click cash cow that was one of "goto's" top traffic suppliers. Those were the fucking days.

I presently own commercial warehouses, am a fetish/erotic photographer and live in a clothing optional resort in Florida.

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thats awesome :thumbsup

Fatfoo, what are you presently doing in adult, if I may ask.

Thanks for the Inspiration guys. :thumbsup

I hope to be soon, just filed papers for an LLC. Currently still working a 9-5 and would love to do something I enjoy. I do like the safety of knowing I have a pay check coming every week, health insurance, and vacation time...but being my own boss would be awsome. Luckily my wife has a good job so it helps a lot. I am also taking civil service exams...these jobs have the best benefits. I won't quit my day job until I feel confident I can make it...

We are now looking to buy some real estate and start a family but everything is just crazy expensive in the NYC/Westchester/LI areas where we want to live and the taxes are just insane. There is not much of a recession or house devaluation here.

So to live the lifestyle we imagine I need to become more successful with my online projects in the near future.

penis wrinkle...

I think me.

I lost my job at Oracle Corporation back in 2002. Being on your own is refreshing, but also stressful at the same time. I've forgotten what it's like to have co-workers. I like my independence... but I do miss having co-workers... on the other hand, I know I wanted to murder them sometimes.

I lost my job in the end of 2008/beginning of 2009 and havent looked back.

Haven't had a boss since I was 15, and that was a LONG time ago.